aðfella

Icelandic

Etymology

From að- (“towards”) +‎ fella (“something that falls”), compare fella (“to let fall”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈað.fɛtla/

Noun

aðfella f (genitive singular aðfellu, nominative plural aðfellur)

  1. (mathematics) asymptote
  2. regression

Declension
declension of aðfella
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aðfella aðfellan aðfellur aðfellurnar
accusative aðfellu aðfelluna aðfellur aðfellurnar
dative aðfellu aðfellunni aðfellum aðfellunum
genitive aðfellu aðfellunnar aðfella aðfellanna

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • (asymptote):
    láfella (horizontal asymptote)
    lóðfella (vertical asymptote)
    skáfella (oblique asymptote)

Derived terms
Terms derived from the meaning of asymptote.
  • aðfelld hálflína (asymptotic ray)
  • aðfelld liðun (asymptotic expansion)
  • aðfelldur (asymptotic)
  • aðfellu- (asymptotically)
  • aðfelluátt (asymptotic direction)
  • aðfelluhringur (asymptotic circle)
  • aðfellujafn (asymptotically equal)
  • aðfelluliðun (asymptotic expansion)
  • aðfellunálgun (asymptotic approximation)
  • aðfellunormlegur (asymptotically normal)
  • aðfelluréttur (asymptotically unbiased)
  • aðfelluröð (asymptotic series)
  • aðfellusamkvæmni (asymptotic consistency)
  • aðfelluskilvirkni (asymptotic efficiency)
  • aðfelluskilvirkni (asymptotic efficiency)
  • aðfelluskilvirkur (asymptotically efficient)
  • aðfellustefna (asymptotic direction)
  • aðfellustöðugur (asymptotically stable)
  • tvíaðfelldur þríhyrningur (doubly asymptotic triangle)
  • þríaðfelldur þríhyrningur (trebly asymptotic triangle)
Terms derived from the meaning of regression.
  • aðfellugreining (regression analysis)
  • aðfellulína (regression line)
  • sjálfvirk aðfella (autoregression)
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